Tanzania Major Trade Partners

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Tanzania in terms of export sales (selling), including Switzerland, China, and South Africa. The second lists top trade partners of Tanzania regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Tanzania.

Tanzania Major Exports

Market Value: 2,669 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	Switzerland	624,408	23.39	1,975.17
2	China	264,656	9.91	271.08
3	South Africa	251,344	9.42	109.02
4	Kenya	202,076	7.57	124.41
5	India	161,385	6.05	54.91
6	Japan	143,208	5.36	120.41
7	Netherlands	140,704	5.27	132.61
8	DR Congo	105,982	3.97	155.04
9	United Kingdom	70,303	2.63	(85.14)
10	Germany	57,017	2.14	66.32
11	Italy	55,850	2.09	97.48
12	United Arab Emirates	55,422	2.08	196.21
13	Comoros	45,914	1.72	2,336.36
14	United States	45,319	1.70	197.26
15	Belgium	41,276	1.55	53.46
16	Uganda	39,536	1.48	(28.87)
17	Malawi	35,595	1.33	56.10
18	Zambia	26,137	0.98	59.96
19	Indonesia	24,621	0.92	319.78
20	Vietnam	20,821	0.78	1,077.86
21	France	20,077	0.75	63.23
22	Spain	19,153	0.72	64.78
23	Turkey	18,434	0.69	428.66
24	Mozambique	17,578	0.66	278.11
25	Rwanda	17,464	0.65	127.14
26	Burundi	15,023	0.56	12.42
27	Bulgaria	13,342	0.50	6,128.22
28	Saudi Arabia	12,913	0.48	1.39
29	Thailand	12,641	0.47	131.27
30	Malaysia	11,733	0.44	412.48
31	Nigeria	8,945	0.34	1,705.05
32	Israel	8,934	0.33	194.41
33	Hong Kong	8,798	0.33	(29.06)
34	Liberia	8,779	0.33	NA
35	Portugal	8,247	0.31	73.97
36	Singapore	7,716	0.29	(50.65)
37	Pakistan	7,493	0.28	1.96

 

Tanzania Major Imports

Market Value: 6,324 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	United Arab Emirates	822,381	13.00	344.72
2	India	715,872	11.32	230.75
3	South Africa	664,991	10.52	100.88
4	China	519,477	8.21	202.50
5	Singapore	428,229	6.77	870.53
6	Japan	342,838	5.42	89.52
7	Kenya	333,741	5.28	156.06
8	Saudi Arabia	256,491	4.06	362.05
9	United States	172,485	2.73	120.55
10	Netherlands	166,038	2.63	287.81
11	Malaysia	147,815	2.34	662.72
12	Germany	145,110	2.29	92.45
13	Sweden	138,213	2.19	482.76
14	France	135,155	2.14	232.55
15	Switzerland	125,618	1.99	568.91
16	United Kingdom	108,331	1.71	(1.89)
17	Belgium	98,516	1.56	178.94
18	Ukraine	93,449	1.48	1,937.20
19	Indonesia	82,772	1.31	(4.42)
20	Swaziland	75,190	1.19	335.78
21	Russia	73,036	1.15	3,654.24
22	South Korea	68,495	1.08	153.23
23	Kuwait	65,423	1.03	2,603.65
24	Turkey	60,844	0.96	1,223.21
25	Italy	53,346	0.84	31.39
26	Thailand	53,260	0.84	79.60
27	Canada	47,369	0.75	19.14
28	Finland	37,156	0.59	33.09
29	Egypt	33,716	0.53	114.11
30	Iran	30,972	0.49	585.65
31	Zambia	21,834	0.35	254.88
32	Gibraltar	17,111	0.27	274,996.80
33	Mozambique	16,844	0.27	982.14
34	Philippines	16,500	0.26	864.26
35	Ireland	13,744	0.22	4.92
36	Denmark	13,423	0.21	(38.30)